South Portland

The funding will benefit organizations in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York, and reflect the foundation’s ongoing focus on combating food insecurity, supporting learning and workforce readiness and promoting healthier lifestyles.

South-Portland-based Wend & Root is developing next-generation human composting technology, also known as “natural organic reduction.”

For the first time since it opened nearly five decades ago, Roberto's, located at 200 Shore Road, has been listed for sale. The asking price is $2.78 million.

The action staves off a foreclosure auction that had been scheduled for Jan. 28.

As the company expands its client base and services, the transition provides stability and added leadership capacity as the company continues to grow.

The James Beard Foundation released its list of semifinalists for the Oscars of the food world on Wednesday.

The head of the Manufacturers Association of Maine, speaking at a Mainebiz forum earlier this week, suggested targeting future workers as early as fourth grade.

Spurling Fitness will take over the former Pizza Joint in the busy Mill Creek neighborhood of South Portland. Spurling has other sites in Kennebunk and Scarborough.

Scheduled to open in the first half of 2026, the Ashley store will be the company’s first in Maine, extending its presence into northern New England.  

The South Portland-based nonprofit food-business incubator and shared commercial kitchen said it is taking steps to put a financial plan in place to keep services going.